Gears of War 4

 PC
Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PCWorld
    Oct 6, 2016
    70
    Gears of War 4 struggles with pacing issues and a bland protagonist, but it works well as a passing-the-torch installment bridging the old and new trilogies.
  2. Kill Screen
    Oct 11, 2016
    68
    Gears 4 takes only half measures. It discards a lighthearted adventure premise for another fate-of-humanity monster invasion. It gives up on the anti-militarist bent of its early fight against the COG for another plot about soldiers trying to save humanity.
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  1. Ars Technica
    Oct 6, 2016
    Gears 4, more than the other Xbox Play Anywhere games that have launched thus far, seems poised to scale across various Windows 10 rigs. This gives players real choice between higher frame rates and higher visual settings. A smooth 60fps refresh at Xbox One quality levels (or better) can easily be achieved with the right toggles on our test rigs. That may not prove out over every processor+GPU+RAM+HD combination in the wild, but so far, the game appears to be both highly optimized and infinitely customizable.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Oct 11, 2016
    “Satisfying” is a good word for Gears Of War 4 in general. Outside of the later stages of the campaign—where, once you’ve chainsawed your 500th drone soldier or robot commando in half, you’ve pretty much seen all that you’re going to see—the game feels overwhelmingly solid. Multiplayer is thoughtful, without losing its vital speed. And Horde is as well executed as it’s ever been, keeping the bar to entry low while rewarding players who want to dive in deep.

Awards & Rankings

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#20 Best PC Game of 2016
46
#46 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
65
#65 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

User Reviews

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 542 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 299 out of 542
  2. Mixed: 121 out of 542
  3. Negative: 122 out of 542
  1. ozorxoron
    Oct 16, 2016
    3
    The PC port is flawless, it runs great and looks great too, truly an amazing job as far as porting goes.

    The game itself however is    The PC port is flawless, it runs great and looks great too, truly an amazing job as far as porting goes.

    The game itself however is mediocre, a very forgettable story along with a very short campaign(beat it in co-op on hardcore in 5 hours) make for an incredibly forgettable experience. There is no real replay value since it's very linear and scripted meaning events will play out the same way every time. This has been the case for previous Gears games too, but this is 2016 and the series is in need of some refreshing ideas not just a retread of the same tired formula.

    Multiplayer is fine but is hurting already on PC due to a very low playerbase, cross-play does not work in versus multiplayer so as soon as the PC playerbase dies out this game will be worthless unless you're really into the 5 hour campaign.

    The game has insanely overpriced microtransactions too. The items inside are completely random and are most likely going to be worthless since they know idiots will keep paying money in hope they get a rare item. Microtransactions have no place in a full price triple A game.    … Full Review »
  2. dedecas
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    Great game. Good optimization for PC. Split secren in local coop is a must to play with a friend. The horde mode is superb. Good jobGreat game. Good optimization for PC. Split secren in local coop is a must to play with a friend. The horde mode is superb. Good job Coalitio/Microsoft.… Full Review »
  3. Chapa9dj
    Nov 2, 2016
    4
    I praised this game too much in my main review but after hours of playing it gets repetitive and boring, the story is nothing to write homeI praised this game too much in my main review but after hours of playing it gets repetitive and boring, the story is nothing to write home about, the gameplay seems a bit clunky and dull and the ending is really one of the biggest slap in the face of the consumer i have ever seen. Just when you think things were starting to get more interesting, the game just ends.

    Then we have the multiplayer, there are so many game modes and all of them are literally dead, i assume because of the low playerbase, restricting a game to a single store, extremely overpriced in my region and the fact that the MP is full of P2W, it killed the MP on arrival. Had it been on Steam and Origin, the outcome on the MP would have been different.
    I wouldn't be surprised if it sold poorly.

    The horde mode is fun, but it gets tedious trying to complete 50 waves which it could take a few hours.

    All in all, a forgettable experience that is not worth it.
    So far, it has been a disappointment, but one thing though, this is an amazing port and it looks beautiful, but that's about it.    … Full Review »
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